Events

Summer Symposium on Mentoring Research (Friday, July 22, 2011)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 8:03am

The PSU Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research is proud to present the Summer Symposium on Mentoring Research. This special one-day symposium is for a national audience of professionals from youth mentoring programs or working in the fields of child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, and education. Throughout the day, distinguished researchers will give short, substantive talks highlighting their most important and intriguing findings. It will be a fast-paced, stimulating presentation of thought-provoking topics and trends in youth mentoring. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss these themes and to network with colleagues.

Theme
The focus of the 2011 Summer Symposium on Mentoring Research will be the mentoring of youth who have had contact with the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. Mentoring has become a prevalent approach not only for prevention but also intervention with youth in foster care and for adjudicated youth in diversion, incarceration, or re-entry situations. The Symposium will feature prominent researchers who investigate effective approaches for serving these young people. Speakers include:Kym Ahrens, University of WashingtonJeffrey Butts, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNYTim Cavell, University of ArkansasSarah Geenen, Portland State UniversityRoger Jarjoura, Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisThomas Keller, Portland State UniversityLeslie Leve, Oregon Social Learning CenterMichelle Munson, New York UniversityJulia Pryce, Loyola University ChicagoRenee Spencer, Boston UniversityHeather Taussig, University of Colorado

Attendance
The Summer Symposium is intended for all with an interest in mentoring for vulnerable youth: staff professionals from mentoring, child welfare, and juvenile justice programs; representatives and policy-makers from federal, state, and local government; representatives of businesses, foundations, and philanthropic organizations; and community advocates and volunteers, including mentors!